CBS crows about Letterman’s ratings
For the first time since December 2005, “The Late Show” beat NBC’s “The Tonight Show” in Households and total viewers with both running all...
Farrah Fawcett dies of cancer
Her battle with cancer was recently the subject of an NBC documentary, drawing 8.9 million viewers. Now, actress Farrah Fawcett has died at age...
Satellite and cable penetration both grow
The Television Bureau of Advertising (TVB) reports that more Americans than ever are receiving video programming from alternate delivery systems
Review: ABC News played straight
A TV critic for the Baltimore Sun said there was no evidence that ABC News was anything but impartial going into its day-long collaboration...
SHVERA passes first hurdle
The Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, and the Internet unanimously forward the update of the Satellite Home Viewer Reauthorization Act of 2009 to the full Energy and Commerce Committee with a
NBC announces fall series premiere dates
NBC kicks off the Fall 2009 season on Monday, September 14 with the primetime debut of "The Jay Leno Show" (10-11 p.m. ET/9-10 p.m. CT), followed by the premiere of the network's
Dance rules again for Fox
"So You Think You Can Dance?" gave Fox another Wednesday win in 18-49 and total viewers. However, NBC's "America's Got Talent" bested Dance in...
More retrans deals for Univision
Hispanic TV giant Univision announced multi-year retransmission agreements with both Cox Communications and Mediacom Communications. As with other retrans deals negotiated, local affiliates owned...
Comcast and Time Warner in video deal
Comcast subscribers are going to have broad access to Time Warner television content both online and on demand under a deal announced jointly. Time...
Obama/ABC and Congress, behind the scenes
By now the jury is out on how ABC handled its four-program health marathon with President Barack Obama. But before it ran, the Congressional Media Fairness Caucus took ABC News to
Video competition is a tangled web
The FCC’s annual report on competition in the video universe drew numerous comments, highlighting the competing agendas of broadcasters, cable operators, satcasters, telcos, independent
CBS announces 2009-2010 premiere dates
CBS announced dates for the fall premieres of its new and returning series, which include a pre-season debut for SURVIVOR:
NBC finds Talent on Tuesday
"America's Got Talent" and NBC's got ratings as the season debut of the reality competition show gave the Peacock Net the 18-49 demo prize...
Malone settles with DOJ
The US Department of Justice announced that John Malone will pay $1.4 million to settle charges that he violated notification rules of the Hart-Scott-Rodino...
Outdoor Channel plans action-packed Q3
Even before the fall television season, Outdoor Channel is launching new shows and debuting new shows from its successful series. In addition to lots of outdoor action, the channel is emphasizing